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Ruthie Foster Gets Her Moment At Sun
by Lawrence Peryer
Ruthie Foster has earned every mile. Over a career spanning three decades, the Texas-born singer-songwriter has played every kind of venue imaginable, from tiny clubs to Carnegie Hall. Her Grammy-nominated album Mileage (Sun Records, 2024) marks both her first release on legendary Sun Records and, remarkably, the label's first Grammy nomination in its 70-year history. The ...
Küf Knotz & Christine Elise: When Hip-Hop Meets Harp
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines On the duo of songwriter, producer, and MC Küf Knotz and harpist, vocalist, and music therapist Christine Elise. Kuf Knotz & Christine Elise have turned the unlikely harp and hip-hop track combo into pure magic with their album Hypnagogia (Self Produced, 2024). The album explores the space between awake and ...
Donald Vega, George Kahn, Lizzie Thomas & Gunhild Carling
by Joe Dimino
Get ready to swing into the season with the Annual Christmas Jazz Hour. Kicking off the festivities is the electrifying Gunhild Carling, bringing her signature flair to the whimsical holiday favorite, I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas. From there, it's a sleigh ride of sensational sounds as veteran jazz musicians like Rich Willey, George Kahn, Donald ...
New Live Recording From Guitarist Emily Remler, Singles By Ute Lemper, Marianne Solivan, Holiday Fare From George Kahn, Penni Layne & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes holiday recordings from George Kahn, Penni Layne, a collection of holiday vintage jazz from Concord Records, a new concert recording from Emily Remler, singles from Ute Lemper and Marianne Solivan, with birthday shoutouts to Beegie Adair, Joe Williams, Jihee Heo, Sheila E., Diane Schuur and Amanda Tosoff, among others. Happy listening and please ...
Marc Cary, Wayne Shorter, Betty Carter & Addison Frei
by Joe Dimino
Kicking off the 885th episode of Neon Jazz, we dive in with New York City pianist Addison Frei and the title track from his new 2024 album, Coin Flip. A talent with deep Kansas City roots, Addison sets the tone before we shift to Marc Cary, a mentor who's shared meaningful time and music with him ...
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center Continues Free Monthly Jazz Jams At Clement’s Place
Co-presented by NJPAC’s Jazz Advisory Committee and Rutgers Institute for Jazz Studies, Jazz Jams at Clement’s Place is a monthly Jazz Jams Session concert series (January-June 2025) featuring top-flight New Jersey musicians directed by pianist and bandleader, James Austin, Jr.. Audience members immerse themselves in the relaxing sounds of jazz music that stimulate the players’ and ...
Why Steely Dan Can Never Really Be Yacht Rock
by Eric Pettine
This article was first published on All About Jazz on April 20, 2019. The website Really Smooth Music provides the definition of the term Yacht Rock as being “a variation of popular Soft Rock that peaked between the years of 1976 and 1984 (as featuring a) highly polished brand of soft rock that emanated ...
Nduduzo Makhathini at the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society
by Roy Strassman
Nduduzo Makhathini Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society Half Moon Bay, California November 3, 2024 As the waves gently lapped upon the shore beneath the setting sun on a lovely early November Sunday in Half Moon Bay, San Francisco, pianist, composer, bandleader and healer Nduduzo Makhathini and his trio took the stage ...
Emilio Castillo on Tower of Power’s Timeless Christmas Groove
by Steven Roby
Few bands like Tower of Power embody timeless grooves and unmistakable soul. For over 50 years, the East Bay legends have delivered their signature funk, horn-driven energy, and sheer musical joy. Now, founder Emilio Castillo and his bandmates are bringing that same magic to the holidays with their first-ever Christmas album, It's Christmas.As Emilio ...
John Pizzarelli at Blues Alley
by Mark Edelman
John Pizzarelli Blues AlleyWashington, DC December 8, 2024 When you're part of a jazz dynasty--son of guitar-great Bucky Pizzarelli, husband of chanteuse Jessica Molaskey--it's only natural that you'd ring in the holiday season for us peasants with a Christmas carol or two. John Pizzarelli warmed up the crowd at DC's ...
